President Obama's religion has been widely discussed during his political campaign for the US presidency and questions on whether he is a Muslim or Christian have been asked many times over.

The president prefers to keep his personal faith private. In interview last year with an NBC News anchor, Obama denies he is a Muslim as he addressed a Pews Survey results which disclosed that so many Americans believed him to be a Muslim

At the National Prayer Breakfast in February he said, “My Christian faith has been sustaining for me over the last couple of years and even more so when Michelle and I hear our faith questioned from time to time.”

During the Church service, Obama was requested to speak but declined the invitation.